We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People

by William L. Patterson

The full text of the historic petition to the United Nations, presented to the world in 1951, simultaneously by Paul Robeson in New York and William L. Patterson to the UN in Paris.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, History, Race, Research, African American, Africa

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Saswat Pattanayak]

Scathing indictment of the racist society that persists to this date. Outlines the crimes, patterns and systemic biases that are hallmark of the status quo. Should be a mandatory reading for high school students.

[Marian]

What was the UN's reaction to this petition? Haven't yet found that answer.

[Zainab Sayedain]

what an intelligent and strategic test of the UN and post-WWII “human rights”

this is life changing work…

[Ashwin Rastogi]

This should be required reading in schools. It gives a concise outline of the experiences of Black Americans under the genocidal practices of the US government from the end of Reconstruction up to the civil rights era. It also offers an insightful yet accessible critical analysis of the economic forces and interests that ultimately drive institutionalized racism in America.

[Russ Haeber]

The book was not proofread before going to the press. Several sentences were discombobulated.

[sologdin]

very detailed accounting of race-based crimes in the united states. document is actually a petition to the UN.